A lighter blueberry & white chocolate cheesecake in a glass
on Jul 07, 2014, Updated Nov 23, 2022
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Since arriving here in Australia a few weeks ago, one thing has been a regular feature of my evenings – the TV cooking competition Masterchef. It’s on six days a week and sees contestants chopping and stirring and icing and grilling and sweating and shaking and crying their way through custards and soufflés and fillets of fish and ribs and everything in between.
Now maybe you’ve seen the show. But if not, let me tell you, these contestants are beyond talented, night after night creating what can only be described as culinary masterpieces. There have been chocolate chili lava cakes, fish tostaditas served in the shape of a swan and an amazing sculpture-like ‘croquembouche’ dessert. It isn’t all so pretty, though. One girl literally started crying and shaking when she was presented with an ugly long black eel in a box for a mystery ingredient challenge. It looked just like a snake, which the poor girl happens to have a phobia of. She is also a vegetarian, and yet she still managed to create an amazing smoked eel salad while choking back her tears.
I’m always blown away by what incredible cooks all of the contestants are, but I also find myself thinking how on earth they can put themselves through something like this. Apparently, the experience is so intense that there’s a psychologist to help the contestants cope with it all. It makes me feel nervous just thinking about being on such a show.
So, sorry to disappoint you, readers, but I am not going to be appearing on Masterchef Australia or Masterchef UK or Masterchef any other country any time soon. Or ever. Not that I would have the talent to. Nope. I much prefer being a humble food blogger hiding anonymously in my kitchen and behind my computer screen. I can also experiment to my heart’s content and then post a recipe in my own time when I feel it’s ready to be presented to the world (or as ready as it’s ever going to be).
Another reason that I wouldn’t like to be on Masterchef is all that fancy food. I love to eat it, but as you know by now if you’re a regular reader here, I don’t do ‘difficult’. The kind of recipes I enjoy creating the most are the ones that end up looking and tasting pretty posh even though they have a tiny ingredients and cooking steps list. Such as … you know what’s coming next … these cute little blueberry & white chocolate cheesecakes. As you probably already gathered from the post title, they are a little lighter than a regular cheesecake thanks to using Greek yoghurt instead of cream and light cream cheese. Oh, and they are served in a glass.
I decided not to call these ‘deconstructed cheesecakes’ for fear of coming across all Masterchef when I just told you how much that really isn’t ‘me’. But that’s exactly what they are, really. They are just tablespoons of crumbled ginger cookies, a simple cheesecake of cream cheese, Greek yoghurt and white chocolate and blueberries roughly layered up in a glass. With a little extra grated white chocolate for good measure. I also added a little sprinkle of ground ginger here and there.
This was just as tasty as a regular cheesecake but with far less fuss. There was no base to construct and no baking. This is also the ideal kind of dessert to make ahead and store in the fridge until you’re ready to eat.
I’m sure this dessert would never be Masterchef worthy, but I can’t deny that it still tasted great.
Soooo … do you have Masterchef in your country, and if so do you like watching it? Would you like to be a contestant on this show or would you run a mile at the mere suggestion like I would?
A lighter blueberry & white chocolate cheesecake in a glass
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 ounces ginger cookies, I used ‘ginger nuts’ which are perfect, but use any other type of cookie if you can’t find these
- 7 ounces light cream cheese
- 2/3 cup Greek yoghurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
- 7 ounces good quality white chocolate plus a little extra for grating
- 9 ounces blueberries
- ground ginger, optional
Instructions
- Crush the cookies either in a food processor (or by putting them in a plastic bag and hitting them with a rolling pin like I did!)
- Using a handheld mixer
(or in a food processor), whisk the cream cheese, yoghurt and vanilla together. - Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water or in a microwave in 30-second bursts. Let it cool slightly then whisk it into the cream cheese & yoghurt mixture until smooth.
- Put about a tablespoon of cookie crumbs in the bottom of a glass or sundae bowl, then top with a tablespoon of cheesecake, a tablespoon of blueberries and a light sprinkle of ginger and grated white chocolate. Add a second layer of each component, finishing with blueberries, more ginger and more grated white chocolate.
- Chill until ready to serve.
(or in a food processor), whisk the cream cheese, yoghurt and vanilla together.Nutrition
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I love desserts like this in a glass. So light and refreshing.
Thanks so much, Norma!
What a great idea here and so adaptable with fruits and flavors in season! I, too, am in awe of those cooking contestant shows and wonder how they keep their wits about them. And, the creativity is to behold! I love simple recipes like this and I bet it tastes great! Pinning it for later!
Thanks so much for pinning, Lori. Can you believe it, I’m actually watching Masterchef right now as I types … haha! The theme today is street food … brilliant!
Oops, I meant ‘as I type’! 😉
See, I’m fairly confident in the kitchen and not bad at thinking on my feet when it comes to ideas but there is no way I could take part in Masterchef, the thought makes me want to hide! Your cheesecakes look lovely though, I make something similar and it’s always a hit.
That’s it, Sian, it’s being able to think on your feet! I’m not sure I’m so good at that. I prefer to sit and think for a while before committing myself. So happy you like the little cheesecakes. I’d never made anything like this before, but I’ll definitely be making them again!
What a lovely little summertime dessert! I really love fruit desserts in the summer, everything is so fresh and flavorful this time of year! I am having a girls weekend soon and I am adding this to the menu!
Oh, how exciting, Annie! Let me know what your friends thought (oh dear, I’m nervous now!) 😉
I love watching cooking contests but Masterchef is a bit too stressful for me. I know, I’m lame. Hehe. So I’d probably run far away rather than be a contestant on it.
I love love love cheesecake but let’s face it, I can’t eat it everyday, nor do I have the time to make it everyday. This little dessert solves that problem…light and easy. 🙂
Don’t worry, I’m lame, too. So, so very lame! That’s why ‘hiding out on your own in the kitchen’ food blogging is perfect for me.
So happy that you like the cheesecake. I’m really excited that I’ve found a slightly lighter way to enjoy one of my favourite treats. 🙂
this is such an easy dessert and looks incredible.
so glad to have found your blog!
Thanks so much, Archana. I just took a look at your blog, too, and love it. I’ll definitely be back. 🙂
Cheesecake in a glass looks like a perfect dessert for me. I’ve never try it, but I soon soon 😉
I hope you do try it, Olivia! I don’t think you’ll regret it!
Oh my gosh Helen, I am addicted to Masterchef. I’m actually a little upset that I’m away from my tv this week and can’t tune in. I love it. I feel the same way though about putting themselves through all of that and the skill level is SO high. I can make home food, but I can’t make resto-quality dishes like they do. Those contestants have talent! Anyways, just glad I’m not the only one who tunes in. It is such great television!
These look just incredible. I love cheesecake anything and pairing it with blueberries really seals the deal for me. I also love a single-serving dessert as I don’t like to share this type of dish. hehe. Gorgeous recipe and photos!
Ha! I pretty much hog the TV every night here in my mother-in-law’s house. I sit here all quiet hoping that no one wants to watch anything else! In fact, I’m watching right now … 😉
Thanks for the compliment on the cheesecakes. I’ve really developed a love for the subtle but distinctive taste of blueberries, so thought they would a perfect contrast against the white of the cheesecake.
P.S. You’re right, this is great for those who don’t like to share – definitely me included!
I love Australian Masterchef, it is the best of all the various Masterchefs from around the World I have seen. Can’t wait for the current series, I guess the one you are watching, to be on here – pains me that we have to wait! Love your cheesecake, sweet, crunchy, tangy, fruity, fabulous!
Yes, I’m hearing that other countries can watch the Aussie version but it comes much later. Ohhh … sorry about that! I would send it to you if I could 😉
Happy that you like the cheesecake!
I would cry if an eel was placed in front of me as well! And I would NOT have been able to make smoked eel out of it. For sure not.
I’d much rather stick with the simply delicious things in life, like these cheesecakes! Can’t go wrong.
Me too!!! (x3) 🙂